Lucilius Bassus, Roman legatus appointed by Emperor Vespasian to the Iudaea Province in 71 AD
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Saleius Bassus, Roman epic poet during the reign of Vespasian; a contemporary of Gaius Valerius Flaccus
Lucilius Bassus | Bassus of Lucera | Saleius Bassus | Gaius Julius Bassus |
The legend of the saint relates that in about the year 60 Saint Peter passed through and put Bassus at the head of the nascent bishopric.
The Slovene name is derived from šent Pas, referring to either Saint Bassus of Lucera or Saint Bassus of Nice, to whom the parish church was formerly dedicated.